Deep Red Regolith Consortium

Coming Soon! Deep Red Regolith is a new keyboard percussion quartet work by Matthew Coley in three movements. Regolith, a loose blanket of dust, broken rock, and other related materials covering solid rock, is present on the surface of Earth, but it is ubiquitous on Mars. In this epoch, dust, sand, and rock cover the entire planet; the dust is extremely fine and combined with planet-wide dust storms it gives the orb its visible reddish hue. The regolith can be quite deep in places. Each movement celebrates the mystery and haunting beauty of our neighboring world, utilizing marimbas, vibraphones, and crotales, played with a variety of methods to transport you to the carmine realm. Movement 1 is called "Mesospheric Arrival" for a specific type of cloud found only on Mars, high in the atmosphere. Movement 2, "Oceanus Borealis," captures the primordial ocean that is believed to once have covered a third of the planet's surface. And, the final movement, entitled "Valles Marineris," explores the massive system of canyons on the Martian surface (the largest canyon in the solar system)!